The Sun. — London, England, 1864-09-07 00:00:00

W ALFRED MELLON'S CONCER TS EVERY EVENING, at Eight. ItOYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GAMDEN. Mdlle. C. Patti, Mdlle. Krebs ; Mr. Levy, Mr. G. Perren, M. Bonnisseau, All Ben Sou- tile, and M. ARBAN, the cele brated French Cornet-a- eiston performer (his first appear ance in England these twelve years). The Faust Selection, hand of the Coldstream Guards, &c. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. P ro menade, Amphitheatre Stalls , and Amphitheatre, One Shilling ; Dresa Circle, 2s. ed.; Private Boxes, £1 ls. and Vs. ed. To - morro w (Thursday), Second BEETHOVEN NIGHT. On Friday next, a VERDI NIGHT. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy D' Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Mrs. D. Murray, J. Nelson, 11. Forrester. H. Mellon ; . Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPIII.---• Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. TO-NIGHT, A WOMAN OE BUSINESS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Billington, and Mn. Aft e r which, NIASKS AND FACES. Messrs. B. Webster, p Bedford, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart; Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Billington. and Miss 11. Simms. To conclude with THE ACTOR'S RETREAT. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, It Phillips, and Miss Woolgar. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEA.TILE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre wit OPEN for the winter Season on MONDAY, Sept. 12, with (second time) Mr. Arthur Sketchly's higtly-successful and original Comedy of II OW WILL THEY GET OCT OF IT, and F. C. Bernard's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Those cele brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews are re-engaged. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. and Cl Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son, Mr. Asnley, Mr. J. ark, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John stone, Mr. H. 3lontwve, Miss Cottarel , , Miss Fanny Joseph ML9s Patti Josephs, &c. &c. ' Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting , manac, , er, Mr. J. Kinloch. Musical Con ductor, Mr. Wallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr. F. Webster. C -- ouN TRY and SEASIDE DRESSES. Messrs. JAY, of Relent-street, have now in stock a varie ty of WASHING - SILK DRESSES, sultatle for the o untry and seaside, and at the c:earing,-out price of only xi. U. 6d. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 240, and 251, Regent-street. lilt LACK SILKS.—Tbe price of Silks in the raw m m material has already r•sen 15 per cent., and it will soon -- reach a far treater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, therefore, invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock the; have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b,: more coAly as the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average _ . JAY'S, 217,249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 23s. per ton. I Double.. 20s. per ton. Top 225. „ I Deep Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, rati di n on , W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Cok^ Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole .t..ent. yIIIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing . the Latest SPORTING DITELLIGENCE, as n be had Every Evening of G. R. GLtNIE, NEWS AC NT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN' supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY _BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 24, Old Cavendish street, NV. HIQH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 20m.—Afternoon, i sh. 40m, Xu-molutow.-Morning, sh. 58m.—Afternoon, 6h. 18m. s - "* . w SUIT, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1864. " Truth is stranger than fiction" has long been a recognised saying, and certainly those who analyse the striking events of life will see much reason to ratify the force of the observation. The news that yesterday circulated through the metropolis of the capture of MULLER. was a remar'aable piece of intel ligence. Had such an incident been introduced into the pages of fiction it would have been doubtless re garded with derision, and we can fancy the cap tious critic or matter-of-fact reader declaring that authors were getting quite beyond the bounds of probability in their extravagant assertions. It has been reserved for 119, however, to witness in real life as strange a tale as any that fancy could devise, or the sharpest wit develop in a sensational work. There have been many carious incidents connected with the murders that have startled our generation from its propriety, but not one has sur. passed, while few have equalled, the peculiar cha racteristics of this case. A dense and seemingly impenetrable mlstery hung over the affair at first but the clouds seemed to clear away as if by magic, and the successive proofs accumulated, until at last from the Atlantic came the tidings that the mur derer has been captured. There is nothing astonish ing in the report that MULLER denies his guilt, for, judging from the circumstances of the case, he is just the man to do it. The intelligence conveyed in the telegram that "the hat and watch of Mr BRIGGS were found in the possession of the prisoner" seem to be conclusive evidence, and to furnish testimony that nothing can dispute or gainsay. What could have been the motive for MULLER'S retaining the watch it is indeed difficult to conceive. He had far better have de stroyed it or got rid of it in some fashion. The bat is a strange coincidence and a startling con firmation of the adage that " Murder will out." It is not likely that during this lapse of time MULLER should not have ascertained that the hat was not his own, and thence the natural inference would have been to get rid of such a possession that could furnish such a damnatory proof against him. It would seem as if the unhappy man had been under a delusion that he was perfectly safe, and that there was no probability of his being in any way suspected. No other explanation can be given of the fast that he has gone about his work in about as senseless a fashion as can well be imagined. Perhaps part of the surprise that na. turally is experienced at these affairs, arises from it being generally presupposed that murderers and the worst class of robbers are men of great ability in their vocation. *Such is not ordinarily the case, although there have been signal proofs to the con trary, which have formed the groundwork of the notion. We may notice in perusing the annals of crime that the most extraordinary mistakes have been made, and that the murderer of Mr. BRIGGS lava been kept in countenance in his most extrava gant blunders by others of the dark race of crime who have gone before him. It would be almost impossible for the greatest adept in crime to encom pass all the dangers and difficulties that are hedged round his path, and it is a satisfactory conclusion to arrive at, that there is little chance of a murderer escap ing conviction now-a-days. It must appear probable to all who have thought upon the subject, that MULLER mast have had some secret motive in his mind that we cannot fathom. It is not in an., I cordance with the evidence of common sense that a man should incur such f r ightful risks to put him self in possession of the trifles that he secured. A watch, however valuable, is a dangerous property to an unrightful possessor. It must have been most likely oue of two motives that led to the perpetra tion of the fearful crime. Either the prisoner be lieved that Mr. BRIGGS had a considerable sum about him, or else he was fulfilling a project of vengeance. The mystery which enshrouds the whole affair may be greatly cleared up at the approaching trial, but the most important event has already taken place in the capture of the criminal. The American authorities w ill, no doubt, afford every facility for the delivery of the culprit, and there is no reason to doubt that justice will be satisfied, and that a foul crime will be expiated in the most effective form which human laws can devise. It is not likely that in this case there will arise the hosts of well meaning , but misguided philanthropists who take mur derers under their special protection s and are up in arms if the extreme penalty of the law is announced to be imminent. The. details of this railway crime are of so flagrant a character that all must agree in denouncing fne perpetrator of such a deed. MULLER has just put himself out of the pale of commiseration, horror and indignation are the prevailing senti ments of all the minds that have dwelt upon his infamy. Through the length and breadth of the land there arose a feeling of horror when first the intelligence of the murder was disseminated, and they who then mourned over the catastrophe now rejoice at the tidings of the capture at New York. Events of this character startle the generally sui pine, and must make the obtuse and hardened think. It is not likely that minds sunk in crime and thoughts buried in guilt will comprehend the full significance of this affair, but if MULLER be brought back to England and there pay the penalty of his crimes, it must be a warning that will speak to those like him immersed in deeds of darkness. The teachings of experience are better than advice, however good, or the most strenuous efforts to show the guilty the error of their ways. It is startling to contemplate the feelings with which MULLER must have beheld the men who were to seal his doom, to proclaim his guilt before his fellowmen, and finally to know the agents in the course of the proceedings which would send him into the presence of his Maker, from earthly to eternal judges. It is an awful subject for con templation, and painful in all its details. Human nature is disgraced by the existence of such men, and it seems difficult for those possessed of con science to comprehend the possibility of such ac tions. It is, however, a great advantage to be pos sessed of the means of proving this affair, and ex hibiting to the eyes of the scoffing unbelievers of right that a doom will infallibly overtake the guilty, that the dark places of earth will disclose their secrets, and the sea become a pathway for the foot steps of those who track their crimes. The engineering wonders of our age have become almost a matter of course. We have grown so much accustomed to hearing of obstacles being overcome that when any new scheme is proposed very little thought is given to its accompanying difficulties. The days are long past when the Thames Tunnel or the line over Chat Moss ranked as the wonders of the world. Occasionally, how ever, some special achievement arrests public atten tion, and reminds us of the fact that the distin guishing feature of this age is its extraordinary engineering skill. The feat just accomplished ie Brazil under ,the management of Mr. BRUNLEES is certainly one of those that are altogether out of the beaten track, and that even in days when we are accustomed to miracles of skill and enterprize exhibit a degree of daring and of perseverance that excite the deepest interest. We have, it is tine, spanned rivers and tunnelled vast cities, but to climb vast mountain ranges seems too great and difficult an undertaking even for modern science to attempt. Mr. BIIIINLEES, however, has just brought such an undertaking through its first and most difficult stages, so that by the common consent of all who have witnessed or taken part in his pre liminary experiments, the vast ;undertaking is an unmistakable success. Starting from the little sea port of Santos on the Brazilian coast, the new line crosses the vast mountain chain which runs along that part, and thence goes on to a village called Jundiaby, a distance altogether of eighty eight miles. It is proposed, indeed, to carry it still farther into the interior of the coffee-growing country, for it is one of the great objects proposed . in the construction of this line to enable the commerce of the country to find a ready outlet. Hitherto the grim front of the Serro del Mar has stood resolutely in the way of trade and export, and thanks to English skill, English capital, and English energy, this obstacle is now being surmounted, so that the rich produce of the fertile interior may find its way to the sea without danger or diffi culty. Some idea of the formidable na►ure of the experiment may be gained from the fact, that at one spot the railway, in the course of five miles, attains an elevation of 2,600 feet. There is only one point at which the province of San Paulo can be entered from the sea, and it is at this spot that the railway is to lee carried over the mountain ridge which has hitherto formed such an impassable berrier. So much importance does the Imperial Government attach to the under taking, that it has pledged itself a guarantee of 7 per cent. upon capital advanced, and the progress of the works is watched by authorities and people with the greatest interest. The line, as we have said, starts from Santos, where it runs over a swampy country for a distance of about eight miles, when, after crossing the Catatao River, the aecen► commences by a defile in the rocks. After reaching the stupendous altitude of 2,600 feet, it passes out through an opening in the heights on to the "Cam pos," over which it runs on into the interior. Torrents, chasms, and rocks impede its progress, and it is no great wonder that hitherto the prospect has been ridiculed as hopeless. Now that suc cess has been proved to be possible, all classes are alike enthusiastic at the prospect thus opeaed out to the Brazilian trade and industry. So far has the work already advanced, that a short time slue the President of the province, his staff, and others, were taken on a trial trip up that part of the ascent which is already cancluded. The whole ascent is divided into four inclines of a mile and a quarter, each running at a gradient of 1 in 10. A level platform is at the summit of each incline, and here is a stationary engine, with double cylinders of 26 in. diameter, calculated to haul up 50 tons at the rate of 10 miles an hour. The trains are raised on the traction system, and a steel wire rope one inch and an eighth in diameter pulls up the ascending trains. This rope, which has necessarily to be severely tested before use, passes over friction wheels, and is attached to the flywheel shaft. The inclines are partially self-acting, as one train passes down to the foot of the mountain at the same time that another is drawn up to the higher level. On the third division there is another difficulty to en counter, for there is a terrible ravine 900 feet in span. This is crossed by a viaduct resting on iron columns, which, in their turn, spring from stone piers 200 ft. below the line. Such an undertaking might well excite first ridicule and then wonder; but the first part of the incline is actually con quered and the engines nt work. Such an achieve meat is one which even our energetic nineteenth century has not witnessed before, and will certainly crown its projectors with fame, as we trust it will reward them with profit. PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.—The anticipations of sport put forth in this paper last week have been pretty well borne out by the experience of the past few days of the s h oo ting season. In the Midland Counties, where game preserving is the rule, birds are found very plentiful—from 9tolB in a covey—but also very strong on the wing. For want of cover, turnips and marigolds being very scarce and thin, and the practice of cutting the stubble clown to the ground (" bagging," it is called) increasing every year, partridges are found extremely s ild and hard to get at, so that no large bags have been made. The price in the game shops varies from 3s 6d to 4a 6d the brace. Birds and hares were to be seen in most of the game-dealers' shops early on the Ist September, the great part having, no doubt, been the booty of the Poacher, Hares and rabbits are plentifu I —too numerous ixt som e pl aces for tile tentuc farmer, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMI3EII, 7, 1864. LATEST INTELLIGENCE.' (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CHINA. (By telegragh from Suez.) SHANGHAE, JULY 22. Grey shirtings firm, but little doing. Tea, higher prices demanded. Silk 10 taels higher, Total export to date 3,450 bales. Exchange on London, 7s. Freights firm. CANTON, JULY 27, Grey shirtings and water twist unchanged. Tea firm. Total export of tea, 33,875,0001b5. Ex. change on London, 43. 9id. INDIA. CALCUTTA, AUG. 16, Grey shirtings dull. Mule twist firm but quiet. The account of the indigo crop are again unfavour•. able. able. Exchange on London, 2s 14d. Government Securities-4 per Cents., 911 ; 5 per Cents., 101. Discount raised 2 per cent. Freights advancing. BOMBAY, AUG. 15, New Oamrawuttee, 600 r. Exchange on London, 23 11,(1. Money in demand, Government Securities —4 per Cents., 94 ; 5 per Cents., 1021 ; per Cants., 110. Freights quiet, The London Mail of the 18th July arrived here on the 9th inst. AUSTRAL lA. MELBOURNE, JULY 26, The shipments of gold daring the month amounl to 52,625"0unce5. ROME, SEPT. 6. The Pore dined yesterday with the Prince of Borghese. The Cardinal Governor of the province of Viten. 100 is dead. FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 7. The Moniteur of to-day, in announcing the dee pasture of the Empress for Schwalbach, in Hessan, which took place yesterday evening, says : Her Majesty will travel strictly incognito. The annual exhibition of competitive sculpture for the Prix de Rome will take place at the Palais des Beaux-Arts tomorrow and two following days. This year for the first time the award of the com mittee being made before the exhibition, each work will bear the name of its author end the degree of merit assigned to him. _ _ _ The Paris municipal anthrities in March last offered prize for the best piece of verse, not exceed ing forty lines in all, to be set to music, to be sung at Orpheonist concerts and in the adult clasees of the communal schools. Not less than 2,500 persons have sent in compositions, but report asserts that the quality is very inferior. _ - _ BOURSE, Sept. 6.—The market has been heavy. Threes, for the Account, have receded to 66fr. 700., and Mobilier to 1,003 fr. 75c. Railway Market also heavy. The market closed as follows : 4t per Cents 94 45/Italian Loan 67 15 Do. end month.... Do. end month 67 30 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 65 New Mexican .... 551 Credit Mobilier....loo3 75 Russian Do. end m0nth....1006 25 Austrian. — Bank Shares 3390 Spanish Threes.. , Credit Fancier l2lO dome Debt ...... 48 50 Roman THE CRYSTAL PALACE " One Entire and Perfect Chrysolite." It was admirably said of a beautiful woman by one of the great wits—and the words, to our think• ing, may lay claim to be regarded as perhaps the very loveliest compliment a beautiful woman ever received—" To know her, is, of itself, a liberal edu cation !" It is no extravagance whatever to assert that precisely the same remark may be applied—and applied here, not as a mere charming compliment, but quite literally, and as the simplest truth—to the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. To know it, is, of itself, a liberal education. Fully ten years have now elapsed since this noble enterprise was inaugurated. On the 10th of June, 1854, the gates of the Gardens and the doors of the Palace were flung open for the admission of the general public—for the ad mission of the public, even then, to no crude, or in complete, or hastily arranged collection of curiosities. But, on the contrary, even then, to an unprecedented accumulation of wonders gathered together with great labour, and at an enormous outlay of capital, from all parts of the habitable globe. So much, in truth, had, even then, been accomplished towards the realisation of the magnificent design sketched out by the originators of this most novel undertaking, that, comparatively speaking, but little was left afterwards to be done to that end beyond what might be described as a touch here and a touch there, the filling in of the shading of the picture, within the delicate tracery of the outlines, already, on that 10th of June, 1854, clearly and distinctly defined to every one's apprehension. Such—for example let us say as the running up to their complete altitude of those two mar vellous Water Towers so grandly designed by the late Mr. Brunel—that Colossus among Engineers whose ambition seemed to be, as in this, to do every. thing upon as gigantic a scale as might be in any way practicable ! And so, precisely, here, acting upon his favourite instinct—just as in laying down his noblest railway, the Great Western, Brunel must needs construct it upon the broad guage prin ciple—just as in building his largest steamship,, the Great Eastern, he must needs eclipse all previ ous achievements in that way, even his own earlier achievement of the Great Britain, by a structure, far and away, both in size and in symmetry, beyond all similar enterprises in naval architecture—so,precisely, in obedience to his old ineradicable instinct in search of the Gigantic, Brunel contrived, at the beck of his wizard hand as an engineer to run up these two enormous Water Towers—at the north and at the south of that immense range of buildings which their lofty and symmetrical shafts may be said at once, so conspicuously, to overtop and to beautify. Beyond exceptional additions of that kind, require ing somewhat more time for their completion, the structure, as a whole, ten years ago, when it was first opened, was very much what it is now. Since then, a few resplendent accessories, such as those Towers have been constructed. The Artesian Well, for instance, which was then, in 1854, being suc cessfully bored to a depth of 250 feet for the sup ply of the reservoirs at the summit of those stupen dous to wers—that,all-essential ArtesianWeil again, for example, has been long since perfected and in operation. Connected with that Arte sian Well, connected with those Water Towers again —connected with them indeed as directly as causes with effects—the grand array of fountains distributed artistically among the blooming par terres,among the arabesqued flower-beds and verdant shrubberies of the Gardens, ranged terrace upon terrace the wondrous array of those Crystal Palace Fountains, throwing up water to heights varying from 70 to 250 feet perpendicular, have, within this decade just last past, been completed. The internal decorations of the building have been simultaneously receiving, moreover, one finishing touch after another—as by a series of happy after thoughts. While—externally—under the supervi sion of the Master Gardener of the age, Nature and art together have been,season after season,enhancing the horticultural and floricultural beauties la'cished upon the grounds around the Crystal Palace. Those grounds that are as an appropriately gorgeous and elaborate setting round that gem and cynosure of the whole green country-side, that, as we have already, in the old Shaksperian words, said of it above as by a sub-title—that " one entire and perfect chry solite !" Otherwise than by these casual finishing touches imparted to it within the last ten years— otherwise than as enhanced thus in excellence by occasional improvements or additions, the Crys tal Palace was very much indeed, at the outset, namely, in Juno, 1854, what it is now in 1864, in this month of September. During the interval of which Initial Decade in its history, it has been for the most part, as one may say, just simply—ripen ing and perfecting. A sufficient interval, in truth, has now elapsed to enable the public at large to estimate, in some degree at least, the value of the undertaking with a certain amount of accuracy. These ten years have en abled many millions of visitors to assemble within its transparent walls, under its transparent roof, among its treasures of art and nature marvellously blended together, among its stores of statuary, its wonders of architecture, its splenderous squandering of colour, its tropical vegetation within, its indigenous or naturalised vegetation without,among its countless attractions, both internal and external, attractions fraught, according to the visitors' option, with in struction or with amusement, attractions, scientific, and artistic, ranging freely over studies as diversified as music and botany, as sculpture and painting, topography, geology, ethnology, in fact all the ologies, as well as almost every other scientfie ter minal that the hungriest searcher after knowledge could reasonably be in quest of. Knowing the Crystal Palace, however, though the English public, but more especially the London public, have happily been enabled to know it, now, during a series of years, during one whole decade, and know. ing it as very many of the population must needs do by this time, pretty intimately, wo would say for our own part as habiluc:s of the Gardens and of the Palace that—so much of a Microcosm is it, so diversified are its charms, so widely con trasting and yet so perfectly harmonious ara the treasures it contains, that—neither age nor use, nor familiar acquaintance can " stale its infinite variety." We say this as confidently as we say it also . gratefully—and this, simply, speak ing for once in our personality as an unit among three millions of Londoners, as one cut of our vast industrial population, here in England—we say this (let us repeat the words) as confidently as we say it gratefully. And the Crystal Palace has, among our popular haunts, in addition to many other characteristics that are peculiar to it, this very rare and purely exceptional one, that it is never out of season even in the gar dens, certainly never out of seaso❑ in the build ing. It is never, or o to say, out of season there — it is always in season. And it is continually having added to its own intrinsic and permanent attractions some other extraneous and temporary attraction more or less remarkable of its kind. The day before yesterday there was the attraction— just as it may be regarded manifestly it was one, at least for the 770XXOL —of :the Forester's gathering. To-day and to-morrow, again, there is a magnificent Fruit and Flower Show—of itself a double lure of a most enticing kind down to that Palace of Crystal in the midst of that flowery frog. rant green pleasaunce. THE PEDESTRIAN FEATS AT THE ALHAIIBRA, —Mrs. M. Douglas, who for some weeks past has been engaged at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-square. in walking 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours, applied to Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marlborough -street police-court, for his advice. Mrs. Douglas said sha was engaged to walk 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours at the Alhambra Palace. She had been walking night and day, Sundays not excepted, for the past five weeks, and had accomplished 824 miles; and about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, when about to com mence walking another mile, Mr lityld, jun., nephew of the proprietor, came up to her and said she was not to walk any more, and broke down the platform. bhe wished to know what she was to do under the circumstances, as Mr Wyld's conduct had been a source of great injury to her ; since, besides not allowing her to accomplish the match, it would have an injurious effect upon her in preventing her undertaking other engagements. Mr Tyrwhitt advised Mrs Douglas to consult a solicitor, who, if there had been any breach of agreement, would know what to do, Alro Douglas thanked the magistrate and retired, RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans _ 902 50 .. 597 50 Northern Lyons and Ileditarranean 917 50 .. 921 25 So athern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lorr bard North of Spain ..... Saragosta 477 50 .. 478 75 Ditto to Barcelona SPAIN. In reference to the Royal order issued lately at Madrid, that no Basque shall Le permitted to form part of the crews of vessels trading at Spanish ports beyond the coasts of Biscay and Guipuecoa unless he has served on board a man•of-war, a communi cation from Santander states that the Commandant of Marine at that port has just received instructions directing him to continue the clearance of ships as before, although they have Basque seamen on board who have not served in men-of-war. Things, therefore, remain as they Were for the present. AMERICA. The Inman steamship City o f B a lti more, f rom New York on the 2 7th ult., arrived at Queenstown onp.m., with 1 , 500 d o l s. and £12,631 specie. 6, at 10.30 f 4 he also bri ngs 134 passengers, 17 of whom were lauded at Queenstow n , an d pro ceeded for Liverpool at 10 . 45 p.m. All well. ( - via Roche's Point.) NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (Evening). Gan. Grant holds seven miles of the Weldon Rail road, and the Confederates have withdrawn from his front. Grant's cavalry are operating on the Danville Railroad. His losses, on Friday and Sunday, were 5,000 men. The report that Lee in person was advancing up i a strong with Early i n hi s f ron t. the Shenandoah Valley has been repeated. defensive position on the Upper Sheridan Potomac, is i On Thursday a small Confederate force attempted to cross the Potomac, but were repulsed with heavy lose. General Forrest has made a raid into Memphis, but had retired with some plunder, pursued by the Federals. The Confederates have sunk the steamer Nash• vile across the channel of Mobile h ar bour, ren. dering access to the city i m p oss ible until she h removed. The rumou r published in the 2V - ow York. Herald ; that overtures, e i t h er f or peace or an . armistice, had been made to the South by the Administration, has been semi-officially denied. Gen. Butler has arrived at Washington, a n d Banks is also expected. It is believed that a change in the Cabinet will shortly take place. Several prominent Abolitionists have urged upon President Lincoln and Gen, Fremont to withdraw their names as Presidential candidates, and to call a convention to nominate a fresh Republican can didate. Gen. Fremont c onsented to withdraw if President Lincoln would do so also. Chicago despatches re port that the nomination of Gen. mici e n„ b y the convention is considered certain, and that of Pendleton, of Ohio, for Vice, President, rssii The legal proceedin g s for are progressing. NEW The Confederates are Maryland above Harper's Fe rr y . The Tallahassee burnt 22 f ishing vessel ® o ff, the Es North Cape of Prince Edward Island on th e 2 5th inst. I:oeßpolrttAedintitgol.leb:27se, Morning,on crossing n t extradition New York _ COM MERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, 91 h_ bills, 272. NEW Yoltic, EAzuegh.a2n7g,ell,olonrzionngiion sh B a to r c e k s, s l2% l ; Erie, 109:i ; Money easy—Gold, 250 Z. United States Five-rwenty Bonds, 1 111. Cott on — C e Bankers' ntral s, 1 dull—Middling Upland, 186 to 187. Flour tending downward. Wheat and corn slightly firmer. Pro. visions very firm, Coffee quiet. Sugar dull. Molasses steady. Petroleum—Crude, 531 e to 54e ; refined, 86c to 87,11. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 1864. Those are subjects which doubtless will nut br: considered so interesting—iu the sensation sense of the adjective at least—to the British public as de. scriptions of flank,o3ovemez,th'' at Puter4burs " raids" in Maryland, " strategical operations" near Atlanta, and so forth, but inasmuch as perhaps they are really important to my countrymen I shall ven. tare to mention one or two of them. The representatives—clerical and lay—of the ruling politicians of the Northern States, who go over to England as " quasi-envoys," persist, it seems; in telling their hearers and readers things to this effect :—" The very best feeling exists in our great Repu:olic—rebels excepted--to your nation (British) and people. It is true that nearly all you read in and hear of newspapers, speeches, &c., published in the North might lead you to think the contrary, but that would be quite a mistake ; we, and the rest of the " thinking men" of the United States know better, we repudiate the anti- British doctrines and language of the .New York Herald," and the like, and assert our nation as a nation is most friendly to your nation." Seeking brevity, I of course cannot give in extenso the many words by which American elo quence enunciates the above declaration of national friendship and amity. For the same reason, any remarks of mine upori the incidental topics, so to say, introduced by the "quasi-envoys" must be of the condensed order. One of their opinions or assertions is t',lat the Southern States are inimical to England, All I shall now say to this is, that the very f ae, of the" quasi-envoys" and their congenial friends in England constantly harping on the theme, wo'Ald, in itself, raise grave doubts in my mind as to, the truth of the assertions. This may be con. sidered neither a polite nor a logical reason to assign ; however, I am not at present entering into any dissertation whatever on strictly Southern matters, and have not the slightest intention or wish to—what is called in homely phraseology— " mince matters" in reference to these quasi-envoys and their crinstituonts—so let the one opinion stand pro tem against the other. An ,- Aber " incidental topic" constantly urged,— especially by such of the "quasi envoys" as have " Right Rev." or "Rev." prefixed to their names, is, that they " repudiate the anti-British doctrines and similar language of the llew York, Herald." It may be assumed that this virtuous indignation —which, by the way, is only displayed by these persons when they cross the Atlantic—against the course pursued by a particular Northern journal, if it means anything, seeks to convey the impression in England that there is something peculiar in that course—that it would be rare to find (in New York, for instance) a " public print" howling forth, day after day, abuse, misrepresentations, and slanders on all sundry, Great Britain and the British. In short, these quasi•envoys allege, by implication, at least, that the journal in question has a sort of mos nopoly of the business. Now all this r e p u di a ti on may b e cons id ere d very smart, and is a system practised not uncommonly by other citizens besides quasi wrongs, but in this instance it is in effect a mere falsification. I am not going into any discussion as to the relative proportions of the anti-British howlings of the New York _Herald with those of the New York Tribune, Evening Post, or scores of other newspapers of which probably the British public knows little or nothing, and if it did know more would care less. But as a fact, the North ern press, with few exceptions, and the New York press with hardly Eny , are just as malignant and unscrupulous in their attacks on our country and people as the New York, Herald. Indeed, in some respects,—for instance in the case of their " London Correspondents," or those who pass as such,—those "City journals" I have mentioned, and some others, though duller than the repudiated one, —are, if possible, more doggedly given to misre. presenting and exaggerating every event and cir cumstance that, they appear to think, will increase the senseless antipathies existing among;theßritish. Those feelings are fostered in this country by the Press in general, and the politicians in particular of the Northern Stetes. This brings one back to the main assertion of the quasi envoys referred to—namely, that the United States, they profess to quasi represent, arc friendly, virtually as well as nominally, to England. It is not my purpose to inflict on your readers or myself any abstract disquisitions. I accept the statement in. the bona fide sense of the terms, and meet it with a fist negative. My conviction is, that the ruling classes of this country are not only unfriendly themselves to our nation, as a nation, and to our people as a people, but that they are using every means iu their power—short of open warfare—to try and damage the commer cial, political, and colonial interests of Great Bri tain and Ireland. I assert, moreover, that, to the best of my belief, the system of quasi -envoys forms now part and parcel of the political organisations of this country. Also that the clergy—with the exception of those of the Episcopalian, Roman Catholic, and Jewish denominations—have been and are the most rabid and persevering inculcators of anti■ British senti ments in this country. I am prepared with evidence, so far as evidence in such things can be given, of the correctness of my assertions, and in my next shall lay this before your readers in as succinct a shape as possible. Representation of Finsbury. Yesterday evening a public meeting of electors of Fins bury residing in. the Holborn district was held at the Glot 0 Tavern, Hatton-garden, for the purpose of hearing from Mr W. T. M. Torrens, a candidate for the representation of the borough, an exposition of his political view Sandland, who was called to the ch a i r, adverted tot s he Mr in- ' tended retirement of Sir S. M. Peto, and introduo ed Mr Tor retie to the meeting. The learned gentle warmly received, said his add ress was before the and he had not heard complaints from any quarter of a want of directness and cand our on h is part.great d r e e s g ir a e r h d a t d u been to be straightfor war d and aboveboa i r s d with ' principles, to measures, and to men, for a man m us t b e a f oo l or something w orse w h o supposed that such a place as Fins , bury could be won by finesse or cajolery o f any ki n d. Ad verting to local topics, he theandto various A c t s o f P ar li amen t which had b een passed with regard to it. The duty of Parliament when they uprooted a vast population such as dwelt in th a t district ought * .o have been to take care that the people w ere h oused means provided f or and that they should have had carrying on their industry ; but such considerations - were was that n entirely ignored, and the consequence ( I,w vast numbers of persons were huddled into and, indeed, into single rooms, to the cle f the people s o treat e d, and t o the grea t in jsmein°evrg.dleolifs3-.4a°11 the parishioners. The City of London Corporation, who its now held th e i n t eres t i n thi s vas t tract, h a d neg l ected - duty and had perpe t rate d a great i n j ustice. He thought the lions° of Commons would redress this great evil if a ofpractical scheme were laid before it. The gene r a l ques ti on / d wellings for the labou r ing classes w as one o f grea t importance, and he hoped that the people of London would take it into consideration in electing members at the next election, for it was idle to expect that any scheme could be adopted for providi ng th e wor ki n g p eo pl e o f L on d on w i t h d wellings out of town. With regard t o p ersona l ma tt ers , he begged t o say t h at h e s h ou ld b e h appy to come b efore the electors as often as possible to give an account of his stewardship, and he only regretted that constituencies had not an opportunity of more frequently calling their mem bers to account. He strongly advised a division of the large reetropolitan boroughs, and he should strive to bring about that o bj ec t. H e knew that in the House of Commons tnere was a feeling that metropolitanism had gone far enough; but that difficulty might be easily got over if the metropolitan constituencies would send to Parliament men who would command respect. In reference to church rates, he said he had always voted for the abolition of church rates, not from hostility to the Church, of which he was a member, but because it was a dishonour to a rich establish ment to put its hand into the pockets of Nonconformists. 110 thought the Church would be more effectually kept up by voluntary contributions. He believed that with regard to opening museums and public places on Sundays, public feeling was not ripe for any change, and he thought it would be a suicidal policy to go in antagonism to the reli gious feelings of the great hulk of the people. Ho did not wish, however, to pledge himself to any decided course on ttis matter, because ho admitted that there were many of the arguments which were used , against the opening of these places on Sundays with which he did not sympathise. After Mr Torrens had answered several questions on poli tical topics Mr Hopwood moved —" That this meeting hav ing the very clear and lucid statements of Mr Torrens upon the duties of a representative, feels that he is emi nently qualified to represent this borough in Parliament, and pledges itself to use all legitimate means to secure his return at the zest election." Mr Goodwin seconded the motion, which was unanimously adopted. Mr Torrens acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated after appointing a committee to carry out the resolution. A NEW TERROR TO RAILWAY TRAVELLERS.---01 the Manchester and Milford Haven line (shortly to be opened) there will be a station named rentrhydfandigaid I Pius IX. on Popular Education. Pope Pius IX. has addressed a brief to the Arch bishop of Friburg respecting the new law epon primary schools in the Duchy of Baden. His Holi ness begins by stating that he has heard with much sorrow that measures are preparing in that duchy which gravely imperil the education of the young by withdrawing them more and more " from the salutary discipline and the vigilance of the Catholic Church." Pius IX. states, however, that he is at the same time " overwhelmed with joy" to find the Archbishop, although advanced in years, fightiug as vigorously as ever for the faith. The brief con tinues thus :—Of a truth no one can be ignorant that the sad, the deplorable condition to which society finds itself more and more reduced, has its source in the baneful machinations employed on all sides to withdraw more every day from public eflu cational establishments, and even from the bosom of families, the holy faith, the religion of Christ, his doctrine of salvation, and so to hamper its actions as to render it impossible. These pernicious machinations proceed by a necessary conse• queues from all those detestable doctrines which in these unhappy times we have the misfortune to see everywhere spread themselves abroad, and audaciously raise their heads to the great detriment of the Christian republic and civil society. Bat if detestable mode of teaching, separated from the Catholic faith and the power of the church, is a source of evil to private individuals and society, when the teaching of letters and sciences and the education which the upper classes of society obtain in the public schools are alone con cerned, who does not see that the same method will produce much more baneful results if it is applied to the popular schools? It is especially in those schools that the children of the people of all condi. tions ought from their tenderest infancy to be care fully instructed in the mysteries and precepts of our holy religion, and formed with diligence to piety, integrity of manners, religion, and honesty of life. * * * The design of withdrawing the popular schools from the power of the Church, and the attempts made to realise it, aro inspired therefore by a spirit of hostility against her, and by the desire of extinguishing among nations the divine light of our very holy faith. The Church, which founded those schools with so much care, and which has always maintained them with so much zeal, considers them as the bettor part of her ecclesiastical authority and power, and every measure the result of which is to cause a separation between the schools and the Church causes her,as well as the schools themselves, the greatest injury. Those who pretend that the Church ought to abdicate or suspend her moderating power and salutory action over the popular schools ask her in reality to violate the commands of her Divine Author, and to renounce the accomplishment of the duty which has been imposed upon her from On high to watch over the salvation of all men. In every place, in every country in which this design should be formed, and above all be executed, of withdrawing the schools from the authority of the the Church, and in which youth would consequently be miserably exposed to the danger of losing the faith, the Church would most assuredly be under the rigorous obligation, not only of making every effort, and of employing every means, in order to obtain for youth the instruction and education ne cessary for it, but even of warning all the faithful and of declaring to them that such schools insti tuted against the Catholic Church cannot in con science be frequented. The brief concludes by congratulating the Archbishop upon the energetic opposition he has manifested to the reform of the popular schools in Baden, and implores God to assist him and his faithful coadjutors in their struga gles " for the cause of the Holy Church." THE APPREHENSION OF MULLER. EXAMINATION AT NEW YORK. QUEENSTOWN, Wednesday. In order to render it impossible for Muller to escape, upon arrival at New York a private circular was placed in the hands of all New York pilots, and on Wednesday even ing, 24th ultimo, and as soon as the Victoria was signalled, the detectives boarded her, and Muller was placed under arrest. Eight passengers, including Muller, were taken into the cabin, and Mr Death pointed out the accused. When charged with the crime, he denied all knowledge of it, and accounted for his possession of the murdered man's hat and watch, which were found in his baggage, by stating that he had bought them in London. Previous to the detectives boarding the Victoria, some excursionists cried out, "How are you, Muller ? Throw the murderer overboard." The prisoner is a man 21 years old, and not prepossessing in ap pearance; height, five feet six inches ; light hair, and small grey eyes. He was poorly dressed. He was conducted to the head-quarters of the police, where his portrait was taken. The people were disappointed in his appearance. They expected to see a fierce-looking individual, instead of a poor, cowering looking man as be is, who seemed to be more dead than alive. Prisoner said he would like to have the benefit of legal advice, but was unable to pay. Prisoner was examined before the United states commissioner, Newton. He sat quietly, and evinced no interest in the proceedings, In answer to the Court prisoner said he ex pected his sister from 139, Nassau-street, but he could not say if she was in court. Mr Marbury then opened the case for the Crown. He quoted the treaty, providing for the delivering up of per sons fleeing from justice in one country, when found in another charged with certain crimes, and demandet that the prisoner, Franz Muller, who was charged with mur dering Thomas Briggs, in the county of Middlesex, be rendered up for trial, if the evidence adduced warranted his commitment for trial on the charge of murder. Mr Mar bury then briefly narrated the story of the murder, and proposed to read the depositions of the witnesses examined in England. Mr Shaffer, who defended the prisoner, objected to the admissibility of these papers, unless the witnesses ware all present to be cross-examined. After a long discussion, Mr Marbury read the depositions upon which the war rant of arrest was based, and called witnesses to prove the authenticity of the documents. Inspectors Tanner and Kerressey were then sworn, and recapitulated the evidence they adduced in London. Robert Death was next sworn, and after recapitulating the evidence adduced in London, went on to say that—l have not the least doubt as to the identity of the prisoner. When I saw him yesterday on board the Victoria I was requested to wait till I was called in the cabin where the prisoner stood, with a number of other persons. I looked at all those present; there were eight or nine, all strangers. After looking at them all deliberately, told Inspectors Tanner and Kerressey that the second man was the man. In cross-examination, Mr Death said—l identified prisoner by his light and general appearance. I have not been able to speak as to whether he had whiskers or not, but he had no moustache or beard. (The prisoner then stood up.) I should say prisoner is rather under middle size, end not a thick-set but rather a slight-set man. The counsel called attention to the depositions, which stated that a tall and thin and thick-set man sat beside Mr Briggs, Witness went on to say—When I boarded the Victoria I knew I was going to identify the man. The description of the man was given by myself and brother. J. Matthews was sworn, and:said—lVluller's hat fitted his head in an ordinary way, but a little too easy. Detective Tremnann deposed that prisoner had told him he had had the hat about a year, and that ho had had the watch two years.. This was the case for the Crown, when the Court ad journed till next day, the 27th ultimo, when the City of Baltimore, which brings this news, left New York. It is supposed that Inspector Tanner left New York with the prisoner on the 6th, and will arrive in England about the 15th. The greatest excitement prevails in New York eon. sequent upon Muller's arrest. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind, at Noon, variable; fresh breeze and cloudy. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning. Having carried away her maintopsail yard, the ironcased screw steamship Prince Consort, 45, Capt. Q. Willes, C. 8., anchored in the Sound last evening. Sho is ordered to be supplied with a new yard to-day, and will probably this afternoon rejoin the Chanml squadron, which has gone to the westward. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 7. Josefa, from Porto Rico; Sea King, from Shanghai. Sailed, Sept. 7—The Lisbon, steamer, for Lisbon--Betaf steamer, for Oporto—Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dun kirk—Belgium, steamer, for Ostend—Hanover, steamer, for Calais--Panther, steamer, for Boulogne—London, steamer, for Gothenburg. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed — Chieftain, from IV est—Eglintine, from Colombo —Dan, brig, from New York—Rosa, brig, from Mediter raue•tu—Eak, screw steamer, from Guernsey--all for London. The Gazette de France announces that the Council of State has adopted a project for according an annual pension of 20,000 f. to the Duchess of Malakoff, widow of Dlarshal Pelissier. Tnnal HER MAJESTY, -4 , BALMORAL, Sept. 5. Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sal Coburg and Gotha and Princess Louise, drove 1 Alt.na-Guithasack on Saturday, when her M2jest and the Royal party proceeded up the Loch Mule to the Glassalt, returning in the evening by Lynn of Muich to Birkhall. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Helena al the Duchess of Saxe Coburg attended Divine eer yesterday at the parish church of Crathie. The Rev. Dr. Fowler officiated. The Prince and Princess of Wales. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 5. _ _ Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince of Wales, under the name of Baron and Barone Renfrew, are expected to arrive at Elsinore t, morrow. The Czarewitch intends visiting the Courts Hanover and Oldenburg. ELSINORE, Sept. 6, 2.10 p.m. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince of AVales arrived here at 10 a.m. this morning, ar landed at 1 p.m. The King and the royal family went on board tl Osborne to meet their royal highnesses. Ali the notables of the place were present. Ti mayor headed the procession. The houses were decorated with flags and flowe and salutes were fired from 10 Danish men-of•wa FREDENSBORG, Sept. 6, 4.30 p.m. Their Royal Hignesses the Prince and Prince of Wales have just arrived here. The illustrio visitors were preceded by the Czarewitch, wl reached this town shortly before them. The Duke of Cambridge and the Princess of Cambridge arrived at Brussels from Hanover a few da. since, and soon afterwards left for New Strelitz on a vi: to the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburi Strelitz. It is expected that their Itoyal,Highnesses wi return to Berlin. The Prince de Joinville arrived at Munich c the 31st ult., and left next day for Austria. The Count and Countess do Paris arrived F Cologne from England on Sunday, and continued the journey towards Schwerin next day. His Excellency the Turkish Atabaasador returns to the Turkish Embassy in Bryanston-square yesterth from Scotland. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louie Cavendish arrived at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, a few da: ago from Dolton Abbey, the noble duke's seat in Yorl shire. Louisa Marchioness of Waterford has left Fa] rance's Hotel fur Forde Castle, near Coldstream, The Earl and Countess Russell and Lulit Russell, on leaving Leamington Spa, proceeded to Chat' worth, on a short visit to the Duke of Devonshire. Lord and Lady Lurgan, who are at preset staying at the noble lord's shooting.box in Scotland, wi return to their seat in the North of Ireland at the end the month. Count Wimpffen is hourly expected at a Austrian Embassy from Austria, in order to act as chart d'affaires during the temporary absence of his Execllene Count Apponyi. THE LATE PRINCESS DE POLIGNAC.—Mary Aunt Princess do Polignac, one of the celebrities of a bygone ort died in Paris on Saturday. She was the daughter of Lor , Rancliffa, of Bunny Hall, near Nottingham, a title whic became extinct on his lordship's death five or six years bacl When young, the Hon. Miss Parkyns married, first (11 1817), the Marquis de Choiseul, the head of a distinguishe , French family. In 1825 she became wife of the Frenc Ambassador, Prince Polignac. DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CLEVELAND,.--DAR LINGTON, Tuesday Night.—His Grace the Duke c Cleveland expired this afternoon at 5 o'clock, at his seal Itaby Castle, county Durham. Henry Vane, second Duk and Marquis of Cleveland, Earl of Darlington, Viscoun and Baron Barnard, and Baron Raby, was a lieu tenant-general in the army. From 1812 to 1842 he sat it the House of Commons in the Conservative interest. V lordship had been seriously ill for some time, and during th last week in the greatest danger. The deceased peer diet without issue, and his brother, Lord IV. J, F. Powlett succeeds to the title. We have to announce the demise of Lady Mar; Hamilton, who expired on Saturday last. The decease , lady was the fourth daughter of the late Lord Panmure his first marriage. She was born Nov. 30, 1799, and mar ried in Oct., 1824, Mr James Hamilton, of Bangour, wh< died in March, 1851. DEATH OF LADY SUSAN REEVE.—The Lady Susan Reeve died on Saturday, at Leadenham House Lincolnshire, in her 63d year. Lady Susan was the younger daughter of Philip, fifth Earl of Harborough, by Eleanor youngest daughter of Colonel the Hon. John Monckton Sho was born .July 1, 1802, and married July 11, 1822 Gen. John Reeve, by whom her ladyship leaves a family THE 31 - ALINES CONGRESS.—A correspondent; writing to the Monde from Malines, gives a des cription of the religious portion of the exhibition opene , there in connection with the Congrese. He says :—" the rooms, containing articles of ancient goldsmith's work we observed the rich reliquary of copper gilt of the 110 oentury belonging to the Church of Sainte Croix, at Liege two reliquaries from the church at Bianche, one beint of nielloed silver, the other of silver gilt with eua' neels ; an antique mosaic representing the features 0; our Saviour, sent by Pope Sextus IV. to the Prince de Croy; a reliquary of the 15th century, once belongiug to Margaret of York; a chaliance of St Thomas a Becket, be• longing to the Beguin's Church at Dixmude ; the reliquary of St. Eloi (14th century), and the key of the Confession 0 1 St. Peter, which the Popes used to send to bishops on flea installation, belonging to the Church of St. Waredru, a Mons ; a reliquary presented by Louis XI. of France to thi Church of None Dame at Hal; the shrine of St. Mark, at Huy, ornamented with splendid enamels ; a chalice used by St. Bernard at the Abbey of Ailllingen ; and lastly, the rich plate from the lid of a gospel-book of the 12th century, belonging to M. Vergauwen, senator , Among the chalices exhibited there are some very fine ones of the 14th and 15th centuries, which offer very valuable subjects of study for religious artiste, especially one belonging to ;the Cardinal Archbishop of Malines, and another from the church of St. Elizabeth at Mona. Theri is also a chalice of colossal proportions, made in the 18tb century, remarkable for the statuettes of nymphs decorating the face; which show to what aberrations art can descend when not inspired by Christian sentiments. A collectioe of thirty-five remonstrances arranged in chronological order the oldest being of the 13th century (from the church 01 Hasselt), gives a good idea of the splendour of religious art in the Middle Ages compared with the epochs of decline , The remonstrances of the church of Notre-Dame of the Dominicans (Louvain), of Notre-Dame de Lede, and of the Gellite Friars (Malines), are especially remarkable for purity of resign and finish of execution. MISSING MIDSEITPINIEN.—The Malta Times WI the subjoined : —" The police here have been furnished with a detailed description of ,Mr Boddington and Mr Burns, of the British navy, midshipmen, for whose capture a reward is offered. These two young officers have been absent from her Majesty's ship Gibraltar since the 24th ult., and are known to have hired a small half-decked pleasure' boat to which a boatman carded off some provisions , which facts, added to others since come to light, leave 1 0 doubt but that they have premeditately deserted; indeed) their determination to leave the navy has been on several occasions openly expressed. Telegrams have been de" spatched to the opposite coast of Sicily to arrest then~ should they have made for that direction, but from the winds and weather that have prevailed, it is mere they will have been picked up by some homeward bound vessel passing from the eastward. We learn that there 1 0 another young officer, said to bo an assistant paymaster , missing for some days past from H.M.S. Marlborough, n o doubt under like circumstances,whose description has been also forwarded to the police. A lieutenant of the Meanee je another absentee without leave, to the inexprossible zegie t of some devotees of St. Crispin, St. Hoinobono, and other saints and saintesses, protectors of the trading classes, who will, however, be glad to learn that lie has reached Naples in a perfect state of salubrity." UNNATURAL QUARREL.—A scandal took place on Tuesday evening at Bedminster, which raised general indignation and disgust. A man named Wookelt a potato dealer, living in Dean-lane, Bedminster, had a clie pute with his son concerning a pony which was standin% opposite the door of the shop, and which belonged to the son, who insisted that his father should not touch it. Th e old man. who was partly intoxicated, weut into the hou and brought out a large pair cf terrier's pincers , with which -1' he approached the animal, when the son again'. declared he should not touch it. Upon this the father al:tacked 8 10 ! . s truck his son with the pincers, with the first blow cuttinno his eye open in a shocking manner and injuring him verely, finally rendering him insensible, and it wan lea having killed hint. The young man was removed hospital, .to the . an d, b n e ei o n f g a a m t:u ta d l e c d ha t r o a , ct r e e r e . ov T er h e e d proving not to pi tat to inquire, but has since endeavoured to justily it was reported that his son was dead, went up to th . e . h°. conduct. 'fahthiserin,j;..rie,:t!